I Thessalonians 5:16 “Brethren, pray for us.”

PRAYER LISTS

I have a daily, weekly and monthly prayer list. I pray for family, friends, missionaries and other special requests. I truly count it a privilege to pray for these on my prayer lists. Paul was asking the Thessalonians to pray for him and his ministry partners. They were constantly in danger of death or injury. He knew he needed to be wrapped in prayer.

How about you? Who are you praying for? Do you pray only for your family? Do you pray for your children daily? Do you pray for their friends or future spouse? Make a list and, just like Santa Claus (lol), check it twice.

TEACHING MOMENT

Why not get with your kids and make a list of all the people they want to pray for? Get ready. The list could be long. And then divide that list into bite size groups. Get emails for those people, if possible, and let them know you have prayed for them. I promise they will be blessed by that. And your children will grow up seeing the power of prayer in their lives and in the lives of others.

There is a man in our church who prays for me daily. He started this several years ago when I went through a major health scare. He reminds me just about every Sunday by saying, “Every day!” That always warms my heart. Knowing you are being prayed for encourages you to press on.

If Paul, one of the chief architects of Scripture, wasn’t too proud to ask for prayer, neither should we. Tell others your requests. Let them know your struggles. Ask them to pray for wisdom and discernment for you. Ask them to pray that you will seek God’s will. And when someone asks you to pray for them, do it right then. Let your children see you do that. They will learn that prayer is good anytime and anywhere.